That member indicated that did a significant amount of tear down/ rebuild business in Cincinnati.

The contractor that we use charges around $20/sq ft I believe... but that is just the cost for remediation... not to rebuild and finish (i.e. drywall, paint, etc.)

I got a quote for $4,000 to completely replace and rebuild the porch.

Even if you put 20K into it and rebuild it from the ground up that will probably be cheaper than the cheapest new home.Taft being part of the Bakersfield metro is not at all a bad thing, and is where I would target selling it.  

There would be existing foundation for the new construction to sit on, but otherwise it would need to be totally new, we'd either match the existing wood siding or go with shakes on the rebuild. 

I believe that an artificial appreciation took place initially, but fortunately this was a good thing as consumers took the time to rebuild their credit, they could come back and buy the same homes (only now more renovated) in three to five years.

An appreciation value would be added to the original purchase price of the home.It is set to the going rate in the area.7) Over the term, I work with the client to help rebuild their credit.I do require that they produce a copy of their credit score and report twice a year.

I have done plumbing projects from small things like installing a dishwasher to ripping out the entire setup and rebuilding from scratch.

I just renovated the bathroom because it was terribly outdated with cracked tiles and water leaking into the basement and I am planning on re-building the porch because it is a potential safety hazard.  

My credit has been fixed from my mess back then and is clean with 1 trade line as I rebuild my own personal credit too.